ribbon printer

[purpledragon]

I did look at a ribbon printer a few months back. I put it on the back burner due to my robbing low life scum ex business partner. So glad I did now as I thought it would be money for old rope. Wedding cake band £15.00 3 mins work job done!!!!

This forum is great. £10.00 memership has just saved me £600.00 in machinery that would collect dust. Thanks for the info logobear and Limara.

£15.00 quid for a wedding cake band am i missing something here surly you mean £1.50.

logobear re charmers ....he's a miserable git isnt he lol definatly not someone who takes after his name

[socialgiraffe]

Not missing anything, it was just what I thought would have been a fair price.

Must admit I am really shocked that people are expecting to pay £1.50 for a 1 off bespoke item. But you guys know best as you have the machine and are doing the work. Printed ribbon is off my list pretty much forever!!!!!

[purpledragon]

fair play if you can get customers to pay 15 quid for a metre of 45mm polester ribbon i need you on my sales team

[AdamB]

This forum is great. £10.00 membership has just saved me £600.00 in machinery that would collect dust.

That has got to be one of the quotes of the year right there and is a true reflection of the members of this little corner of the interweb and their interaction with others on here - well done guys, well done all of you

[logobear]

we do the first m for £5 or more, but it ia a pita

[socialgiraffe]

Hi Purpledragon

I am not saying that is what I charge, I just figured that £15.00 to make their wedding cake a little bit more special would have been a fair price. The fact that you can only charge £1.50-£5.00 shocked me. However, if the market dictates those prices then I am so glad I never went down this route.

For your info a company approached me about ribbon printing sometime ago. The below is the prices they were paying for a 15mm roll, note the set up charge!!!

160 M £32.00
320 M £44.80
500 M £50.00
1000 M £70.00

Each additional meter 6.5p

Set up charge is £40.00

[purpledragon]

Hi Purpledragon

I am not saying that is what I charge, I just figured that £15.00 to make their wedding cake a little bit more special would have been a fair price. The fact that you can only charge £1.50-£5.00 shocked me. However, if the market dictates those prices then I am so glad I never went down this route.

For your info a company approached me about ribbon printing sometime ago. The below is the prices they were paying for a 15mm roll, note the set up charge!!!

160 M £32.00
320 M £44.80
500 M £50.00
1000 M £70.00

Each additional meter 6.5p

Set up charge is £40.00

send them my way i'll charge less than that with no set up fee !

[Renniwano]

I just paid £15 for 25 meters with my website address on it.. glad I didn't get a set up fee on that !! lol

[Mattie]

I wouldn't mind getting in to ribbon printing would be nice little addon for gifts

[Limara]

but I am frustrated by the control software, it works, but it is S**t! - then again, a florist could probably work it !

this about sums up the software for mine as well, can you import pics in yours ? I have got round the crappy software by importing artwork for what I want to do
prepared in psp the machine still doesnt always print what I would like it to.( issues with fine lines) but far better than its own software could acheive.

Re comment, £1 to £1.50 for a cake band, - sorry, but I won't get out of bed for less than £5!

lol hope you have a nice comfy bed if you lived round this way and wouldnt get out of bed unless you got a fiver to print one you would be staying in bed for a long time!

I wouldn't mind getting in to ribbon printing would be nice little addon for gifts

research your costs and what people are prepared to pay before you spend out on one, I was doing nappy cakes ( for those that dont know they are baby gifts made from nappies and baby goodies
made to look like a cake) I was Offering to do personalised ribbon bands for an extra £1.00 for them which probably cost me more than that to produce them not one person wanted to pay extra for them!